Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Edna Fraser, ’59, was a pioneer in girls’ and women’s athletics in the New Haven area. She was a member of four national championship softball teams with the renowned Raybestos Brakettes from 1953 to 1965. She coached volleyball, softball and basketball in the Milford school system for many years, and became the director of athletics at Milford’s Joseph A. Foran High School. Fraser helped initiate numerous sports programs for girls and women in Milford and throughout the region, acting as a role model and mentor. She served as an assistant softball coach for the Owls and was instrumental in the development of the Connecticut Scholastic and Collegiate Softball Hall of Fame.